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6 MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
2020
Chipman Cultural Center
Wicomico County offers a variety of settings that display and document the area’s rich culture and history.
Adkins Museum
The Adkins Historical
and Museum Complex
410-302-2298
106 Bratten Street, Mardela Springs
Enjoy a tour of ten historic buildings and the gravestones of a Revolutionary War patriot and his wife. The furnished buildings include a Victorian house, a village store, doctor’s office, livery stable, one-room schoolhouse, and more. Tours are free and open to the public.
Barren Creek Springs Heritage Center and Museum
410 742-9122 or 302-726-8047
413 Main Street, Mardela Springs
Built in 1842, the Barren Creek Spring Church served as a church, town school, and meeting hall before undergoing extensive renovations. Today the building is open year- round for tours. The Barren Creek Spring- house was once part of the original Barren Creek Springs Hotel, which was a haven
for travelers from 1770 until it burned in 1913. In the Barren Creek Heritage Museum, more than thirty
permanent exhibits
tell the story of the
Barren Creek area
and the town of
Mardela Springs
from the 1660s
until the 1950s.
Charles H Chipman
Cultural Center
410-860-9290
www.chipmancenter.org
325 Broad Street, Salisbury
Chipman Cultural Center is located in the Delmarva Peninsula’s oldest standing Afri- can American church, built in 1838. It high- lights the rich African American heritage of the area and provides special attention to the history, religion, culture, artistry, and the many African American achievements of the region.
Eastern Shore Baseball Hall
of Fame Museum
410-546-4444
www.esbhalloffame.org
6400 Hobbs Road (Perdue Stadium), Salisbury Opened in 1997, the museum is dedicated to the history, preservation, and recognition of amateur, semi-pro, and professional baseball as it was played on the Delmarva Peninsula. Exhibits include photographs, uniforms, bats, balls, gloves, letters, programs, tickets, trophies, and other baseball memorabilia.
Historic District of
Newtown
www.newtownhistoricdistrict.org Salisbury
Take a stroll through the Historic District of Newtown, a town built after much of Salisbury was ravaged by fire in 1860 and again in 1886.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES